[OSList] From Open Space to objectives and key results (OKRs)?

[Jake Yeager]

Thank you everyone for your feedback! It is much welcomed, and you have
provided a lot to chew on. It's such a treat to hear from experienced
practitioners.

Some info:

   - I have one day for the event
   - There are about 30 participants: assistant managers to the SVP
   - Objectives are strategic initiatives, and key results are how you
   measure your success
   - We need to define both objectives and key results by the end of the
   day: so, it's a tight time-frame

At this moment, I feel that I am too far down the line with the sponsor to
switch up the schedule too much.

I learned 25/10 Crowdsourcing in my Open Space Genuine Contact training for
formulating recommendations and have found it to work well. That said, I am
open to learning how to let go of control even more and will explore the
many options provided on this thread for future events. I'm definitely open
to learning more about how I can work "less hard" per Michael Pannwitz's
comment. :)

Also, I have incorporated some of your suggestions in my "convergence"
design:

   - After the group generates the top 10 draft objectives from 25/10
   Crowdsourcing, I will invite the group to arrange them into 3 themes rather
   than voting on them.
   - I will invite self-organization to refine the themes in parallel. The
   group members will be able to choose which theme(s) they want to refine (or
   not) in a series of sprints with sprint reviews. The same setup with key
   results.

Learning as I go as we all do. :)

Much love,
Jake


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On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 6:14 PM Thomas Herrmann <
thomas at openspaceconsulting.com> wrote:

> Dear Jake
>
> I don’t fully understand, of course, but am wondering what the
> purpose/expected outcome is for this development process and also there
> must be no more than 3 O’s? I understand they are not yet defined, but
> should be identified/agreed on in the OST?
>
> My experience from similar situations is that it is not that well thought
> through or that the opportunities at hand if choosing to use OST are not
> fully understood.
>
> Good night from Sweden
>
> Thomas Herrmann
>
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> Hi folks,
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> Anyone have experience using Open Space to develop OKRs with a group?
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> I am facilitating an Open Space event in late February. I plan to use the
> 25/10 Crowdsourcing method to prioritize draft objectives (O's) and then
> 1-2-4-All to develop the key results (KR's) for each objective.
>
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> The sponsor wants a maximum of 3 objectives. It might get a little hairy
> if the clear cutoff for the 25/10 Crowdsourcing is greater than 3. Guess I
> could use voting to narrow it down. Also, I am exploring if consent
> decision-making could be useful. The sponsor might need to make a final
> call on the top 3 if the group is split.
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> Thanks and much love,
>
> Jake
>
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> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and
> you will be free of problems.
>
>  - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
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